The Green Council

A dangerous power vacuum emerges within the Targaryen kingdom.

For me the highlight of the episode is the portrayal of the strategic actions taken by certain individuals to seize power and their ruthlessness. This generally flows in a plausible way throughout the story and builds towards a spectacular conclusion.

I agree with some other reviewers in that certain aspects are allotted too much emphasis, such as the search for Aegon, but I do not think it is as detrimental as some would suggest.

The big spectacular scene near the end feels like it happens for the sake of spectacle. It feels like the writers and filmmakers want to have their cake and eat it by giving a certain character a supercool moment, but then have her make a decision that defies logic in order to protect future storylines.

Visually it is as brilliant as ever, with great cinematography, editing, action sequences and generally beautiful art design.

All actors are on great form such as Rhys Ifans and Olivia Cooke, but a certain presence from the previous episodes is sorely missed.

I mean what is it to hate on this episode for real(Maybe a slightly thing on the WHICH IS OBVIOUS WHY SHE DOESNT DO IT)Yes its a filler,BUT a GREAT one...Again the perfomances,dialogues the interactions of the characters are on point and now you pretty much know who to hate and who to love...But the main thing for me is...Give a proper thank you from your bottom of your hearts to Ramin Djawadi...This man for eleven years make this franchise's episodes 10 times better and he did it once more...I have literally goosebumps everytime his work is showed off in the series...Let the haters be hate,this is the best new show that came out on 2022.

House of the dragon has made the smart choice to use our finale two episodes to explore both sides of this brewing civil war and what an episode this one is. Firstly, the performances here from everyone were just phenomenal Cooke, Beast and Mitchell being particular stand outs. Seeing the greens form their battle path to ensure aegons reign was thrilling and brutal to watch unfold.

Giving the greens a whole episode really allowed us to further understand them as characters and what drives them. Otto is once again a leading force in this war and he makes for a great antagonist. I love how Alicent is still in the grey zone she knows what needs to be done but doesn't have the strength to do it. The father and daughter dynamic really works to this episodes strength.

There was one scene in this episode that was just wired and if you watched it you know but ummm yeah.

Very very good episode.

The Green Council is the weakest episode of the series so far, and not because of the criticized ending, that I found fitting for the character involved in the scene. The episode starts with the tension growing and never really breaking, thus keeping the spectator on the edge of the seat for a whole quarter of an hour. The end as well is perfectly built with tension, pacing and impact of characters. The problem lies in the middle section, where the directing and writing fails a bit on the intention of some characters: some actions are not explained, and the totality seems messed up. Furthermore, the character of Criston Cole has simply become annoying, he has no evolution anymore and he's just useless; he has become the first unrealistic character of the show. Also the CGI on the end was dirtied but except these flaws the episode shares the same heights of the previous ones.

....and with dislike the show I don't mean I dislike the show but I dislike the characters. And with dislike the characters I don't mean I dislike the actors but I mean I dislike the characters.

It's been a while that I really got drawn into a show. O how I dislike Alicent's character. The sneaky way how she came to be the king's wife, the trying to be fair and just and fragile but at the same time being so conniving and strong. O how I detest her but at the same time much credit for Olivia putting on such a performance.

For now I think I am more team Rhaenyra but we'll shall see how it all plays out.

And many credits to RR Martin. He's showing what a brilliant writer he is. He's showing how to have powerful women in shows without it being shoved down your throat. It also shows that people really don't care if there are lead female characters as long as it is a well written show.

Seriously after episode one I had my doubts about this show but this show is right up there with the original GOT. Great acting, writing, special fx everything is just hitting the right buttons for me.